Virgin Mary "Reigning" (The Sovereign), wooden frame gold foil Icon with Its stand and hook for hanging on wall.
On the back the
icon lined with blue velvet.
Frame measures: 9 1/2 " x 7 1/2 "
Icon measures 7 1/4 " x 5 1/4"
Our Lady Derzhavnaya ("The Sovereign", "The Reigning Icon") is a Russian icon believed to date from the 18th century.
The icon was found, according to the report of the Metropolitan of Moscow Tikhon, on March 2 (15), 1917 in the basement of the Ascension Church of the monarch's village of Kolomenskoye (now within the boundaries of Moscow) .
The original icon is said to be in the Novodevichii Museum in Moscow, and there is a copy in the Church of the Kazan
Mother of God in Kolomskoye.
The "Reigning" Icon, which belongs to the Panachranta type, shows the Theotokos seated on a throne with Her Son.
The celebration of the icon takes place on the day of its appearance - March 2 (15) .
Before the icon of the Holy Mother of God "Reigning" pray for truth, joy of heart, a sincere love for each other, for peace in the country, for the salvation and preservation of Russia for protection to the throne and the state, about getting rid of the strange and the
gift of healing physical and mental.
